Noruka Surname

702,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Noruka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noruka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3271:165,68118,511
Papua New Guinea731:111,69515,161
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Noruka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Noruka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Noruka is found most frequently in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noruka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 702,422nd most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 17,392,711 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Noruka live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 327 people, or 1 in 165,681. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Western Cape, where 8 percent reside. Not including South Africa Noruka is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Noruka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Noruka last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Noruka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.72% less than the national average, earning R 109,968 per year and in United States they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $54,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nnoruka92836/
Norukaa924/
Norhuka923/
Nuoruka921/
Norauka921/
Nnorukah8610/
Nnorujka862/
Naruka832,517/
Norika83292/
Noroka8322/
Neruka8316/
Noruke834/
Nuruka832/
Ngaruka77834/
Norokha77216/
Nguruka77195/
Noerika77163/
Nnorika7718/
Norzuki7716/
Norieka7710/
Nnaruka779/
Narukha776/
Narucka774/
Nnoroka773/
Nerukha773/
Noriqua771/
Nurukka771/
Naaruka771/
Narukka771/
Nharuka771/
Nneruka771/
Narukas771/
Narugka771/
Nahrukah7124/
Norausky7124/
Ngarukai714/
Noorzuki712/
Narauska712/
Norzukey711/
Naruckas711/
Narougka711/
Norouzko711/
Noroukoy711/
Norushko711/
Narukath711/
Naruke673,884/
Narika67935/
Naroka67190/
Noriko67167/
Narauskas6798/
Norica6785/
Naruko6760/
Naruki6740/
Nuruki6729/
Nuruko6721/
Nourikhah679/
Noroki673/
Nerika673/
Nuruke671/
Noruce671/
Noroca671/
Noroko671/
Nuroka671/
Noorikhah671/
Nasrukkah671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Noruka
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